Legal Opinion
People v. Stier
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 24, 2008No. D051505PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McCONNELL, P. J.
Two police officers stopped a truck for violating the Vehicle Code requirements for mud flaps and to investigate whether the backseat passenger was wearing a seatbelt. Before the stop, the officers had been informed by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents the vehicle had been involved in a narcotics transaction. After one of the officers found narcotics during a consensual search of the front seat passenger, the other officer ordered the driver to get out of the truck. Because of the driver’s height, the officer handcuffed the driver and then obtained the…
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